THOSE WINTER SUNDAYS BY ROBERT HAYDEN-AN ANALYSIS

Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden-An Analysis



Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden-An Analysis

Introduction

This brief and lovely poem captures the sense of poignancy inherent love in the father-son relationship. The reader is able to conjure a picture in his or her head with the images presented in the poem. Rhythm is created in the placement of certain words and punctuation, causing the reader to read the poem a certain way (Hatcher, 2004). The fact that the sentences in the center of the poem all end in commas, carrying over to the next line, creates suspense.

Those ...